Natech Accidents
Natural Hazard
Country of the Natural Hazard
Natural Hazard Name
Industrial Activity
Country of the Site
Site Name
Unit Type
Event
Contributing Factor
Date
Status
NoDateHazard TypeNatural HazardSite ▴
1.2005/08/29Tropical CycloneHurricane KatrinaMurphy Oil, Meraux Refinery
2.1994/01/17EarthquakeNorthridge EarthquakeARCO-Four Corners Pipeline
3.2023/10/02LightningLightning strike at OxfordSevern Trent Green Power Plant at Cassington, Oxford
4.1994/07/24Lightning-Pembroke Refinery
5.2013/05/31Landslide-Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline
6.2003/12/26EarthquakeBam EarthquakeRoghan-e-Jonoub chemical plant
7.2009/04/06EarthquakeL'Aquila earthquakeSite 48
8.2003/09/26EarthquakeTokachi-oki earthquakeHokkaido Refinery
9.2007/07/01Flooding2007 Verdigris River FloodingCoffeyville Refinery Resources and Marketing
10.2000/01/30Heavy RainfallBaia Mare RainfallAurul
11.1989/09/18Tropical CycloneHurricane HugoVirgin Islands Water and Power Authority
12.1989/09/20Tropical CycloneHurricane HugoAmerada Hess Oil Co.
13.2023/07/27Wild FireWildfires in central GreeceSite 101
14.2020/08/27High WindHurricane LauraKIK BioLab - Lake Charles
15.1999/08/17EarthquakeKocaeli EarthquakeTUPRAS İzmit Refinery
16.2013/04/02Heavy RainfallRain and Flood in La Plata ArgentinaArgentine state-controlled oil company YPF SA
17.2015/04/17LightningLightning in Greeley, ColoradoNGL Energy Water Solutions - Wastewater injection facility
18.2015/03/06LandslideLandslide in Colle Cretone di MutignanoSNAM methane pipeline
19.2017/08/31Tropical CycloneHurricane HarveyArkema
20.2017/06/14Heavy RainfallFlood due to Tropical Storm CalvinSalina Cruz Antonio Dovali Jaime PEMEX refinery
21.2022/08/05LightningThunderstorm and lightningCUPET state oil storage terminal - Cuba Oil Union
22.2017/09/09FloodingLivorno flood (nubifragio)Livorno refinery ENI
23.2020/04/07LandslideRegressive Erosion at River Coca, NE EcuadorTrans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System - Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE)
24.2020/04/07LandslideRegressive Erosion at River Coca, NE EcuadorHeavy Crude Pipeline - Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)
25.2022/01/15TsunamiTsunami triggered by Tonga Volcanic EruptionRepsol/Refineria La Pampilla S.A.A.
26.2002/11/03EarthquakeDenali Fault Earthquake of 2002Trans-Alaska Pipeline
27.2023/02/09StormHelios Storm, central MediterraneanEvos Malta Ltd
28.2002/11/25Heavy Rainfall-Samir Mohammedia Refinery
29.2011/03/11EarthquakeTōhoku EarthquakeCosmo Oil Refinery
30.2010/07/14LightningStorm and lightning at Pas-de-CalaisSite 12
31.2011/09/17Lightning-Feyzin Refinery
32.2009/07/23LightningLightning in Ibbenbüren, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySite 14
33.2005/06/24Heat WaveHigh temperaturesPraxair Distribution Inc.
34.2002/08/15FloodingElbe FloodSite 6
35.2002/12/17FreezeLow temperatureSite 19
36.2007/02/16FreezeCold WaveSite 108
37.1999/08/17EarthquakeKocaeli EarthquakeAKSA Acrylic Fiber Production Plant
38.2011/07/11Heat Wave-Site 24
39.1995/10/24Lightning-Pertamina Cilacap Refinery (Unit Pengolahan IV)
40.2020/05/29Soil Erosion/ScouringPermafrost thawingNorilsk-Taimyr Energy Thermal Power Plant (TPP-3)
41.1983/08/30WindSlight breezeSite 31
42.2010/06/20LightningStorm and Lightning in Drama, GreeceTire storage
43.1998/02/27Landslide-Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline
44.2008/10/31Heavy Rainfall-Site 30
45.2010/09/08Lightning-BOPEC Tank terminal
46.2011/03/11TsunamiTōhoku TsunamiJX Sendai Refinery
47.2015/07/29Heavy RainfallCua Ong Ward heavy rain and floodQuang Ninh coal mine
48.2016/04/20LightningSingapore thunderstormJurong Island
49.1994/02/22Heavy RainfallMerriespruit rainHarmony Gold Mine
50.2024/04/07Flooding-Orsk oil refinery (Russia)
51.2023/02/22LandslideLandslide on the Marker River due to heavy seasonal rainsHeavy Crude Pipeline - Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)
52.2024/02/02Wild Fire-Gas depot
53.2022/12/21FreezeExtreme cold weatherSuncor Refinery, Denver, CO, US
54.2023/04/23LightningLightning in TexasDurango Resources
55.2023/02/22LandslideLandslide on the Marker River due to heavy seasonal rainsTrans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System - Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE)
56.2024/02/13LandslideLandslide at Copler mineCopler Gold Mine (Çöpler Altın Madeni)
57.2014/11/15FreezeCold weatherDuPont La Porte Chemical Facility
58.2001/02/02FreezeFreezing TemperaturesBethlehem Steel Corporation
59.1991/08/21StormCorona Discharge - ‘St Elmo’s Fire’anchortank
60.2022/03/01FreezeLow temperaturesKayaku Japan Co., Ltd
61.2023/12/09Heavy Rainfall-Parking yard
62.2023/12/04Tropical CycloneCyclone MichaungChennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)
63.2020/06/23EarthquakeM 7.4, Oaxaca, MexicoSalina Cruz Antonio Dovali Jaime PEMEX refinery
64.2023/08/23StormStorm in Sri LankaChemical Factory in Katuwana Industrial Zone (Name TBC)
65.2009/07/11Lightning-Site 34
66.1998/09/26Tropical CycloneHurricane GeorgesChevron Pascagoula Refinery
67.2008/05/12EarthquakeGreat Sichuan EarthquakeShi Hua Industrial Fertilizer Factory
68.1923EarthquakeTokyo EarthquakeYokosuka Naval Base
69.2008/08/18Heat Wave-G S M
70.2008/08/17Heat Wave-Site 17
71.2012/02/10Freeze-Site 18
72.2012/02/07Freeze-Site 20
73.2000/01/30Heavy Rainfall-Aurul Mine
74.2006/09/01Heat Wave-Site 23
75.2011/03/11TsunamiTōhoku TsunamiHirono Thermal Power Station
76.2011/03/11TsunamiTōhoku TsunamiMarine Oil Terminal
77.2006/04/30Landslide-Zhen'an Gold Mine
78.2023/02/06EarthquakeTurkey-Syria EarthquakeLimakPort İskenderun
79.2003/12/02FloodingRhone river floodSite 36
80.1994/10/19FloodingSan Jacinto River FloodPipeline
81.2004/07/15Tropical CycloneHurricane IvanChevron Texaco tank farm on North Pass
82.2004/07/15Tropical CycloneHurricane IvanShell Facility
83.2006/06/19Heavy RainfallSulphur rainfallCITGO Lake Charles Refinery
84.2010/02/27EarthquakeThe Mw 8.8 Chile Earthquake of FebruaryBío Bío Enap refinery
85.2020/04/07LandslideRegressive Erosion at River Coca, NE EcuadorPetroperú - Iquitos city refinery
86.2022/12/12LightningLightning in EcuadorTrans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System - Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE)
87.2022/01/28MudslideMudslide due to heavy rain in EcuadorHeavy Crude Pipeline - Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)
88.2023/01/24StormSevere StormsPemex Refinery, Deer Park, TX
89.2023/02/06EarthquakeTurkey-Syria EarthquakeBOTAS